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israel's leaders have warned they'll conduct air raids if iran refuses to halt its nuclear program. >>> afghan officials have requested pakistani help in bringing about peace talks with taliban insurgents. met pakistani foreign minister on monday in islamabad. rabani is head for peace talks with the taliban. he says it's necessary for afghanistan's stability. he reportedly asked pakistan to act as mediator in potential talks. but the insurgents have shown a positive attitude with the u.s. government. former intelligence chief told nhk pakistan is well placed to support peace talks due to the authorities' close relationship with the taliban. >>> china's hu jintao has overseen an economy that expanded year after year after his ten years as president. but many have missed out. they watched their neighbors get wealthier and wealthier. that's left many seething with resentment and many are trying to find solace in their face. michitaka yamaoka explains. >> reporter: about 300 people live in this village in gangsu province. more than 2/3 of the residents work the landed. that includes this
israel's leaders have warned they'll conduct air raids if iran refuses to halt its nuclear program. >>> afghan officials have requested pakistani help in bringing about peace talks with taliban insurgents. met pakistani foreign minister on monday in islamabad. rabani is head for peace talks with the taliban. he says it's necessary for afghanistan's stability. he reportedly asked pakistan to act as mediator in potential talks. but the insurgents have shown a positive attitude with the...
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., israel, and an island state voted against. >> rome has been put on alert as the flooding has now reached the country's capital. >> meanwhile, people are beginning to clean up. the extent of the damage from the record flooding is becoming apparent. >> there was no rain on wednesday in central italy, but that was a small consolation to those affected by damage from the flooding. some areas in the region have not seen flooding is bad for 200 years. but back then, the river valleys were not built up. >> i have never seen anything like it. completely unexpected. it is breaking us. >> the regional governor of tuscany has blamed climate change for the catastrophe and said the flooding could get worse in the future. farmers are worried that crops could fail. the tiber valley has been particularly hard hit. >> i have suffered huge damage. the feed for my livestock has been destroyed, as has my harvest. even my garden got washed away. >> cleanup orations are under way. three people died here in their car when a bridge collapsed. floodwaters have now reached the italian capital. the island across f
., israel, and an island state voted against. >> rome has been put on alert as the flooding has now reached the country's capital. >> meanwhile, people are beginning to clean up. the extent of the damage from the record flooding is becoming apparent. >> there was no rain on wednesday in central italy, but that was a small consolation to those affected by damage from the flooding. some areas in the region have not seen flooding is bad for 200 years. but back then, the river...
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we've got a civil war on israel's doorstep. testy relations with egypt, not to mention the palestinians. it is really not good timing. >> not really. there's no immediate reason behind this attack. the man killed was a very closely cooperating with the israeli side. whenever the israelis had the impression to many rockets were being fired from the gaza strip, it was him who the israelis contacted in order to crush this rocket fire in from the gaza stip. at the same time, he was negotiating with israelis on stopping any violent activity between the two sides, and yet, the israelis decided to kill him. why is it at this stage? we had elections in the united states last week, and there will be elections in israel next month, so this action gives a clear opportunity for mr. benjamin netanyahu to show that he is a strong man, that he is able to handle this challenge as he sees it from his position, by the palestinians. >> israel is just saying it is defending itself against palestinian rocket attacks. what is the trigger for all of
we've got a civil war on israel's doorstep. testy relations with egypt, not to mention the palestinians. it is really not good timing. >> not really. there's no immediate reason behind this attack. the man killed was a very closely cooperating with the israeli side. whenever the israelis had the impression to many rockets were being fired from the gaza strip, it was him who the israelis contacted in order to crush this rocket fire in from the gaza stip. at the same time, he was...
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the israel military has fired shots across the border into syria using a syrian artillery battery. the attack came after they attacked gollum heights. israel says they will respond severely to any further provocation. >> syrian fighter jets have bombed the rebel-held city close to the turkish border. as many as 16 have been killed. turkish ambulances carried wounded people to the hospital across the frontier and have shattered sharp windows in the turkish town. >> hannover beating stuttgart despite being two down at halftime, they rallied to score four goals in 16 minutes. a shocking upset. >> this will certainly be a comeback to remember. >> it was an less than corporatehannover side -- it was an ecstatic hannover. the home dominating the first half. they ensured they went into te half with a 2-0 lead. he pounced to make it 2-1. an opening shot that saw them net three times in eight minutes. they had a penalty for handball shortly after. he slammed the ball high-powe ad home. three minutes later, on hand to give hannover the lead. sinkingthe penalty for the 4-2 score line. >> musi
the israel military has fired shots across the border into syria using a syrian artillery battery. the attack came after they attacked gollum heights. israel says they will respond severely to any further provocation. >> syrian fighter jets have bombed the rebel-held city close to the turkish border. as many as 16 have been killed. turkish ambulances carried wounded people to the hospital across the frontier and have shattered sharp windows in the turkish town. >> hannover beating...
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israel has attacked in syria before. the fighting yesterday seemed to be relatively inadvertent, according to the reporting that i saw, so i do not think this is the first step. host: and antonio, texas, democratic holler. -- san antonio. caller: a does want to ask your guest what he thinks about the israel people. but there are a lot of is really is that like president obama and disagree with prime minister netanyahu. i just wanted his opinion on that. guest: we have had a wallet, a positive relationship. we do not always agree, but there is a certain degree of affection among the israeli populace for obama. it was shown in surveys during the election. what you bring up is the question of whether or not prime minister netanyahu's perceived from the ship with mitt romney will affect his relationship with the obama administration. -- his perceived friendship will affect his relationship with obama. they are aware and have been articles about this. president netanyahu may have somewhat overstepped his support for romney du
israel has attacked in syria before. the fighting yesterday seemed to be relatively inadvertent, according to the reporting that i saw, so i do not think this is the first step. host: and antonio, texas, democratic holler. -- san antonio. caller: a does want to ask your guest what he thinks about the israel people. but there are a lot of is really is that like president obama and disagree with prime minister netanyahu. i just wanted his opinion on that. guest: we have had a wallet, a positive...
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fighting between israel and hamas leaves more than 100 people dead. residents wonder where the next strike will land. the leader of hamas has dared israeli commanders to launch a ground invasion of gaza. forces from the islamic movement and israel have been firing at each other for days. israeli forces have targeted hamas commanders. their missiles hit several buildings including one that houses foreign media. half of the dead are civilians. fighters very hamas are firing fewer rockets now than they did earlier in the offensive. they've killed three israelis. diplomats have asked their counterparts to act as mediators. >> translator: gaza's demand is not to halt war. it's demand is for legitimate rights. >> pan gi moon has arrived to talk about the talks. pan will visit jerusalem this week to try to end the fighting. >>> leaders of asean member countries and china have failed to agree to start formal discussions on maritime rules to address territorial disputes in the south china sea. the leaders of the ten member association of southeast asian nation
fighting between israel and hamas leaves more than 100 people dead. residents wonder where the next strike will land. the leader of hamas has dared israeli commanders to launch a ground invasion of gaza. forces from the islamic movement and israel have been firing at each other for days. israeli forces have targeted hamas commanders. their missiles hit several buildings including one that houses foreign media. half of the dead are civilians. fighters very hamas are firing fewer rockets now than...
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and a jewish museum in moscow, a very special place for israel's president. his parents were born in russia, a country that as he points out, millions of jews have called home. russia opposes foreign minister hailed the new museum. >> this museum is further evidence of the special relations between our countries and peoples. it is the largest museum of jewish history in the world and unique in its scope. >> the exhibition covers 8500 square meters and testifies to the often tragic history of jews on russian and soviet soil. not to persecution was followed by suppression by stalin's anti- religious regime. when the soviet union collapsed, many jews decided to immigrate. >> these days, jews are not leaving russia. there's even a trend towards returning to russia, especially among those who grew up here. >> when it comes to political correctness and tolerance, we are less advanced than other countries. we still have some catching up to do there. the new museum includes an education center, which aims to tackle this. it gives all russians the opportunity to learn
and a jewish museum in moscow, a very special place for israel's president. his parents were born in russia, a country that as he points out, millions of jews have called home. russia opposes foreign minister hailed the new museum. >> this museum is further evidence of the special relations between our countries and peoples. it is the largest museum of jewish history in the world and unique in its scope. >> the exhibition covers 8500 square meters and testifies to the often tragic...
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israel. i have to tell you, when you look at the economic apartheid on wall street where the american people are treading on one platform while the zionist regime in control of our country is trading, we are becoming a nation that is completely and utterly occupied. host: that was patrick from pennsylvania. hi, judy. caller: hi. i just want to say that my husband dave and i are very optimistic about the future. we are happy that the president won. our concern -- your last caller was talking about religion and the churches. we don't see why they should be playing a part in our government and big we are concerned about the separation of church and state. we are also concerned about the racial hatred that is going on, especially in florida. that is a concern because we live with that. i think a lot of it stems from fox news and too many people like rush limbaugh. free speech is great but when it goes into hate speech and misinformation, we would like to see maybe the fcc come down harder on orga
israel. i have to tell you, when you look at the economic apartheid on wall street where the american people are treading on one platform while the zionist regime in control of our country is trading, we are becoming a nation that is completely and utterly occupied. host: that was patrick from pennsylvania. hi, judy. caller: hi. i just want to say that my husband dave and i are very optimistic about the future. we are happy that the president won. our concern -- your last caller was talking...
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that is a matter between israel and the palestinians, and the u.s. can nudge and between and all of that. but in the end, if netanyahu and the palestinians are not in the position to bring resolution to this, then at it is not really going to be something that president obama can do. certainly something he would like very much to do. netanyahu -- i mean, now that the election is over, i think we will see prime minister netanyahu have a recalculation of the relationship with obama and how it has to go forward. it has not been close in the previous four years. it has been pragmatic and grudgingly accepting a reality on both sides, but there is an opportunity for that to change. host: do you have thoughts on that, scott? guest: just a follow-up. netanyahu had a personal relationship with romney and was a very secret about who he wanted to win the election and that was not president obama, who applied quite a bit of pressure to israel in his first term to try to secure a peace deal called israel settlements in the west bank. israel felt sort of hard-done
that is a matter between israel and the palestinians, and the u.s. can nudge and between and all of that. but in the end, if netanyahu and the palestinians are not in the position to bring resolution to this, then at it is not really going to be something that president obama can do. certainly something he would like very much to do. netanyahu -- i mean, now that the election is over, i think we will see prime minister netanyahu have a recalculation of the relationship with obama and how it has...
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we will not be there to take care of israel. all the people we have offended around the world, they are going to gang up on us and it will not be good for israel because we will not be capable of providing protection. host: this is the front page of "the pittsburgh post-gazette." ron joins us from new hampshire. caller: good morning. i am honored to speak with you this morning. libby, you look beautiful as always. i have two comments and i'll start with benghazi. it seems the republicans are looking for any reason to be smirch -- besmirch this administration. funding for the and deceased was cut. maybe our people would still be alive today. maybe they should look in the mirror if they are looking for someone to blame. as far as the fiscal cliff -- the republicans have not been working with the president, along with the corruption, political and corporate corruption almost brought our economy to its knees. they did away with insider trading for the politicians a youear ago. nobody in the real world is able to get inside informati
we will not be there to take care of israel. all the people we have offended around the world, they are going to gang up on us and it will not be good for israel because we will not be capable of providing protection. host: this is the front page of "the pittsburgh post-gazette." ron joins us from new hampshire. caller: good morning. i am honored to speak with you this morning. libby, you look beautiful as always. i have two comments and i'll start with benghazi. it seems the...
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and israel intensifies and sent tanks for a possible invader. a story from early this morning notes that egypt opens a tiny window of truce in the gaza confrontation. the prime minister arrived in gaza strip on friday officially to show solidarity with the palestinian people after two days of relentless attacks by israeli war planes determined to end the militant rocket fire at israel. israel said it would cease-fire during the visit if hamas did too, but rockets fired from gaza hit several sites in israel and they responded with an attack on the house of hamas's -- that's it for this first segment of the "washington journal." up next, we'll have senator ron johnson, a republican of wisconsin, a member of both the budget and appropriation committees to join us to give his view on the fiscal cliff. and later, congressman keith ellison, a democratic from minnesota, will continue our discussion on the fiscal cliff. we'll be right back. >> truman was vice president for literally 82 days. and being truman, he actually presided over the senate. these
and israel intensifies and sent tanks for a possible invader. a story from early this morning notes that egypt opens a tiny window of truce in the gaza confrontation. the prime minister arrived in gaza strip on friday officially to show solidarity with the palestinian people after two days of relentless attacks by israeli war planes determined to end the militant rocket fire at israel. israel said it would cease-fire during the visit if hamas did too, but rockets fired from gaza hit several...
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mills and rocket fire into israel has killed at least five israelis. secretary of state clinton is going back to jerusalem for another round of meetings with israeli leaders. she is trying to help negotiate an end to the fighting in gaza. early today, she met with the with presidentsabbas the west bank. general john allen has return to afghanistan to exhume his duties more than a week after the pentagon says it is investigating him for what he -- what they call an appropriate occasions with a woman linked to the david petraeus scandal. general allan was expected to testify before a senate committee last thursday on his nomination to become the commander of u.s.-european command and the top nato general. that nomination has been put on hold. finally, president obama pardons' the national thanksgiving turkey this afternoon at a white house ceremony. the tradition started back in 1963 with president john kennedy. those are some of the latest headlines on cspan radio. [video clip] the name of this place still resonates with the shuddering in the hearts of
mills and rocket fire into israel has killed at least five israelis. secretary of state clinton is going back to jerusalem for another round of meetings with israeli leaders. she is trying to help negotiate an end to the fighting in gaza. early today, she met with the with presidentsabbas the west bank. general john allen has return to afghanistan to exhume his duties more than a week after the pentagon says it is investigating him for what he -- what they call an appropriate occasions with a...
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three israel is and what is hamas targeting? what parts of israel? >> well, hamas is rockets, aptly doesn't have the ability to target as much accuracy and now especially when they're firing them in a rushed way because they want to get them set up and fired before israel has a chance to strike is very aggressive in trying to take out rockets before they lawn of their rockets so they're even less accurate. they're trying hit areas with the most impact that are the courts for hamas it would have been already a big - you know propaganda or perception that were able to reach tel aviv and jerusalem. it's something now. they've done something no one has done before and this is a photograph of the anti defense. host: what happens next as we move into a new week? guest: right now, we're waiting to see what happens. we're sort of in between waiting to see if the israelis go ahead with the ground invasion or the efforts here for the cease fire proceed if you fire on that in the next few days or we'll see beside the go ahead with invasion in gaza. very influen
three israel is and what is hamas targeting? what parts of israel? >> well, hamas is rockets, aptly doesn't have the ability to target as much accuracy and now especially when they're firing them in a rushed way because they want to get them set up and fired before israel has a chance to strike is very aggressive in trying to take out rockets before they lawn of their rockets so they're even less accurate. they're trying hit areas with the most impact that are the courts for hamas it...
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because israel -- israel is -- that's god's chosen land. the jews are god's chosen people. host: ok, connie, let's give fred barnes a chance to comment. guest: well, i mean that was an issue between romney who was much more pro israel though publicly in particular. we'll see how that turns out. i personally don't begrudge him a vacation after the campaign, like to take one myself. but there was another part -- oh, yeah. what she said in the beginning about the republican party. is it really in deep trouble? i don't think so. obviously hispanics are a problem. younger senators and governors, they have 30 governors who are extremely important, 30 out of 50. like bob mcdonald in virginia and bobby jindal and scott walker in wisconsin and so on. republicans actually -- romney actually won i believe the middle class. if you have the middle class as people who make between $50,000 a year and $100,000 a year, romney won that group narrowly. the middle class is up for grabs but romney did well enough there but just not well enough to win. host: on the question of what the republica
because israel -- israel is -- that's god's chosen land. the jews are god's chosen people. host: ok, connie, let's give fred barnes a chance to comment. guest: well, i mean that was an issue between romney who was much more pro israel though publicly in particular. we'll see how that turns out. i personally don't begrudge him a vacation after the campaign, like to take one myself. but there was another part -- oh, yeah. what she said in the beginning about the republican party. is it really in...
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israel has drone technology and has used effectively for surveillance. there is an arms race coming. the technology is only going to get better and smaller. it will become much more evasive. it is in our best interest to get in front of it now. host: some of the comments on twitter are critical of the use of drones by the government. are these criticisms members of congress have? are the criticisms you here and are being addressed? guest: they are criticisms that are here. the defense department feels there has to be more oversight. we have to bring this under military umbrella as opposed to an espionage or cia perspective. in most cases, these strikes are on targets of opportunity. we have this desire to kill who we perceive to be an enemy. it is a slippery slope. the blowback could take place with a tax on our soil -- with attacks on our soil in the future. host: do the american people have a right to know when the talks take place? guest: the program is very covert. journalists have been doing a great job on the ground picking up the pieces and connec
israel has drone technology and has used effectively for surveillance. there is an arms race coming. the technology is only going to get better and smaller. it will become much more evasive. it is in our best interest to get in front of it now. host: some of the comments on twitter are critical of the use of drones by the government. are these criticisms members of congress have? are the criticisms you here and are being addressed? guest: they are criticisms that are here. the defense...
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during his term, the president has not visited israel once. the jewish commercially -- community -- we feel he doesn't have our back. romney has made a strong point that he will have our back. host: did romney's relationship with the jewish community come up? guest: as a candidate he talks about the fact that he has a personal relationship dating back to time and harvard with ande minister aniston netanyahu that will be benefit. he said the united states position towards israel will be complete support. it was not clear how he would respond if israel tried to take out nuclear facilities in iraq. i think republicans feel they have made some headway, particularly in florida with jewish voters. we will see. host: brian mooney has covered politics in massachusetts for decades. he has been with "the boston globe" since 1988 and has been a political columnist. right now he goes by the title reporter. a story you did last year when health care was a big issue. looking back on the health-care issue, you recall that he went to get his official portrait
during his term, the president has not visited israel once. the jewish commercially -- community -- we feel he doesn't have our back. romney has made a strong point that he will have our back. host: did romney's relationship with the jewish community come up? guest: as a candidate he talks about the fact that he has a personal relationship dating back to time and harvard with ande minister aniston netanyahu that will be benefit. he said the united states position towards israel will be complete...
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he has not even visited israel. he is just not my kind of man. but he is the president i will support him and i will be praying for him, because this country is in bad shape and it needs -- [no audio] i don't know if obama can do it in the next four years but it is like industry. if you don't do what you do, what you want to do, you fire him and hire somebody else. that is what happened yesterday. we we hired him. -- we rehired him. thank you. host: that was jury in mississippi, where there senator, roger wicker, won by a big margin. "usa today" editorial -- " boaters hand obama mandate" and a side headline, "send a warning to the republican party." "as 2010 showed, the party is capable of engineering impressive suite and house elections. but i.t. is losing its ability to win presidential elections thanks to its unwillingness to face the changing demographics of the electorate, and has now lost the senate in consecutive elections by nominating fringe candidates over moderates. to reverse the presidential time, republicans will need to get beyond
he has not even visited israel. he is just not my kind of man. but he is the president i will support him and i will be praying for him, because this country is in bad shape and it needs -- [no audio] i don't know if obama can do it in the next four years but it is like industry. if you don't do what you do, what you want to do, you fire him and hire somebody else. that is what happened yesterday. we we hired him. -- we rehired him. thank you. host: that was jury in mississippi, where there...
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wars that do nothing for america, give foreign aid to all these countries that hate us just to make israel safe and they forget about the united states, we need to get back to a party, the republican party has to get back to a party for the united states, not for the rest of the world, not for israel. marco rubio, they have prodded him out already for the presidential election this year and for 2016. he will get beat by anybody the democrats put up. the republican party as it stands now, run into the ground by these neocons, is a doomed party. they are a dinosaur. you can forget about them. they will never ever be relevant again. host: ms. moore from rick santorum in usa today -- jim from grand forks, north dakota. the future of the gop, republicans only. caller: i just got out here from pennsylvania. i spoke with pedro couple months ago after saving four year period ho. what took you i came out here for all kinds of big jobs and big money. i'm freezing to death right now in a motel, but i got a great job offer already. i'm happier than ever in my life. there is beautiful people out here a
wars that do nothing for america, give foreign aid to all these countries that hate us just to make israel safe and they forget about the united states, we need to get back to a party, the republican party has to get back to a party for the united states, not for the rest of the world, not for israel. marco rubio, they have prodded him out already for the presidential election this year and for 2016. he will get beat by anybody the democrats put up. the republican party as it stands now, run...
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host: there is a story in the " the new york times"about the back and forth between israel and hamas. in "the washington post." good morning from washington, d.c. on the democrats in line. i voted -- will survive before the bush cuts which were temporary. perhaps this should only be extended 50% instead of 100%. i think the republicans won the house. they both want something. i think they both need to work together and the constituents of both should pay a little more. that is how i feel. host: do you think yesterday both sides expressed a willingness on both parts? caller: i hope they realize the important thing is solving the crisis, not taking care of their particular constituents a lawn. host: let's hear from one more call. this is herman on the republican line. caller: yes, i want to say just because you are on a runaway train for the last 40 years -- we went through a great depression and came through it just fine. republicans and democrats both do not have the ability to solve this problem we are in. they are smart people, do not get me wrong. we need to go over the fiscal clif
host: there is a story in the " the new york times"about the back and forth between israel and hamas. in "the washington post." good morning from washington, d.c. on the democrats in line. i voted -- will survive before the bush cuts which were temporary. perhaps this should only be extended 50% instead of 100%. i think the republicans won the house. they both want something. i think they both need to work together and the constituents of both should pay a little more. that...
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a fatal shooting is testing a ceasefire between israel and hamas. israeli soldiers killed a palestinian man near the border with gaza. it's the first reported death since the truce came into effect wednesday ending eight days of air strikes and rocket fire. israeli government spokespersons say troops on patrol friday fired their guns at palestinian protesters. they say the man who was killed carried a hamas flag and approached the fence of a buffer zone. the hamas representative says the shooting violates the ceasefire agreement. he says based on the acts, egyptian official who is are mediating are urged to take measures to prevent a recurrence. but egyptian leaders have their hands full with a growing issue. thousands of people gathered in cairo to let their president know about his decree he issued expanding his powers. the largest group since morsi took office since june. state run media reported that several people were jird. morsi issued as decareer thursday. he had the constitution exempt his orders from court review. the president deferred to
a fatal shooting is testing a ceasefire between israel and hamas. israeli soldiers killed a palestinian man near the border with gaza. it's the first reported death since the truce came into effect wednesday ending eight days of air strikes and rocket fire. israeli government spokespersons say troops on patrol friday fired their guns at palestinian protesters. they say the man who was killed carried a hamas flag and approached the fence of a buffer zone. the hamas representative says the...